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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
SPURIOUS VIRGINIA BONDS.
A Number OF Them ON the Market
i'm the North.

RICHMOND, April l6.-Quite sensa
ton was created here to-day in financial
circles, and among the state officials by
the discovery that an unknown quanti-
ty of spurious Virginia bonds, known as
''Riddleberger threes" have been of
fered for sale in the Northern markets
during the past two days. kilograms
were received here by banking and
broker firms from Boston, and New
York asking for the price of Virginia
threes of 1882. due 1882, interest Janu.
ary; the July number of the bonds being
asked. 1t was found that there were no
coupons outstanding on these bonds now,
which gave rise to the suspicion that
som ething was wrong. The Boston firm
then shipped $l400 OF Virginia threes, as
described, These were received here
this morning and were taken to the State
offices for investigation. They were at
once pronounced fraudulent bonds, with
forged names attsched. A New York
firm offered q similar amount to that
of the Boston firm, and a $4,000
bond of the same description was re.
ceiyed be another firm of brokers here,
making in all $29, 900 in bonds, with all
the coupons attached. The explanation
arrived ut is that during the legislative
session of 1882 the Kendall Bank Note
Company of New York engraved bonds
for the entire issue of Riddleberger's,
under authority of the act known as the
Riddleberger act. Thsse bonds were we'll
executed and were accepted by the
State, but were subsequently rejected
and the contract for the execution of
the bonds was given to the American
Bank, Note Company If New York. The
Kendall Company, however. shipped
the bonds in th.ir bo.les, one OF which
the State refused - seceive. The other
two they took and pyid express charges
on then. The first bonds of the de.
nomination of $40, Oo1each from number
one to 432 were re turned to New York.
The Kendall Company refused to take
tn EN- back. 1t is now believed that
these bonds were sold by the express
company afterwards as an unclaimed
package. 1t evidently fell into the
hands of sharpers who forged the names
of D. r. Rively, Treasurer. and l. A.
Smith, Second Auditor, and proceeded
to dispose Of them. 1t is not known
what amount of spurious bonds are on
the market. D. r. Rively was treasur.
er, but I. A. Smith is a fiction.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
FINANCE AND TRADE.
A Review OF the Days Transac.
tiOns.

NEW YORK, April 16 The stock mar ket
to-day showed somewhat more anima tion
than that of yesterday. While prices are
higher for almost everything on the lis t.
the opening was steady with mod crate bust
ness. Northern Pacific was up ~ and Jer
sey Central down u per cent. The latter.
with Reading and st. Paul, were the only
ones showing any activity. and the prices of
the general list showed no NOV EN- ent.
Jersey Central and San Francisco preferred
were decidedly weak. There was more ac-
tivity toward noon and general firm tone
was manifested. Fractional advances were
made, the market continuing firm and
strong, with but slight reaction to ward 2
P. NJ, the closing being fairly active and
firm, generally at about the best prices
reached.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
FOREIGN.
Irish Members Defended
by Earl Spencer.
BILLS FOR THE REICHSTAG.
The Afghanees Rebel Against Their
Ameer-InventiOn of
Guidable Balloon.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
LONDON, April l6.-Earl Spencer, who
was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under
the Gladstone Administration, in an in.
terview to day with Chas. Augustus
Conylear, the Radical Member of Par.
Lament for Cornwall, said he knew from
experience as Viceroy, and nobody
could possibly know better, that it was
absolutely untrue that any members of
the Irish Parliamentary party were mur-
derers or the associates of murderers, as
has been charged by Major Saunderson.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
The Canadian Pacific IL. IL. Seek-
ing their transportation.

SAN Francisco, April l6.-Private
advices from the Secretary OF the Cen
eral Postoffice at Wellington, New Zea'
land, received to-day by the steamer
Mariposa, state that strong efforts are
being made by the Canadian Pacific rail
road representatives to secure the carry,
ing of Australian and New Zealand
mails for Canada and En- gland by the
steamers from those colonies to British
Columbia and over the Canadian Pacific
road. Their proposition so far has not
been favorabiy received, the Colonial
authorities believing that they can S.,
cure quicker transit over the United
States roads and are disposed TO give
preference to the latter, notwithstand'
ing the strong inducements held out by
the Canadian Pacific people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
STRANGE ACCIDENT.
The BODY of u Man Buffetcd over
q Railroad.

NEW ROCHELLE, April l6. = This
morning one of the strangest accidents
occurred here that have ever been wit
messed by railroad men. An unknown
man while walking along the track was
struck by a freight train and killed.
His body was thrown upon the pilot of
the engine where it lay until Larchmont
was reached. There it fell to the road
bed and both feet were cut off. Anoth-
er train on the opposite track struck
the man and once more he was hurled
upon pilot and lay there until New
Rochelle was again reached, where the
body rolled off and the trunk fell under
the wheels second time. When the
train moved it was seen that only o
headless trunk remained after the terri
BILE buffeting it had received.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
TURF TALK,
MIR. strauss opinion OF Harry
wilkes.

MIR. strauss opinion OF Harry
wilkes.
NEW YORK, April l6.-Nathan
Strauss, owner of the famous trotter,
Majolica, said, yesterday: II am ready
to trot Majolica for trophy or for the
benefit of any worthy charity against
any horse in America, Harry Wilkes ex.
cepted. OF course, this does not include
the queen, Maud s. Bonner would not
trot her anyway. Harry Wilkes, in my
opinion, can outfoot anything iut Maud
8. He ought to lower his record this
season. It would not surprise me if he
made 2:l3 or 2:l2. I don't think Harry
Wilkes will ever equal the record OF
Maud s., but he can defeat Oliver X.
with ease. Maud S. would defeat him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
Complaints still Pouring In
Ahnnf tho OhlanYinus LaxN.

Complaints still Pouring in
About the Obnoxious Law.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-A Californian
has sent o written complaint that he
can't send refrigerators to Los Angeles
under the present condition of things
and asks for relief. This is sample of
hundreds of letters received by the Com
mission every day and the Commission
has promised to hear next Wednesday
the representatives of Boston interests,
who seek authority for railways to make
rates from the West to that city, to meet
those made by the roads whose termini
are at New York. No day has been as.
signed for the hearing of the represen-
tatives of California interests, seeking
relief for the transcontinental roads from
the operations of the long and short
haul clause, but it is expected that some
day next week will be set.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
PRINTERS, STRIKE.
The SAN Diego Union Typos Tenn
porarily Replaced by . Rats."

The SAN Diego Union Typos IeIn'
porarily Replaced by . ''Rats."
SAN DIEGO. Cal. April 1.-two or
three weeks ago the printers of San
Diego organized Typographical Union
at this place and demanded that the
newspapers should be made union offices,
and asked for an increase in the price Of
composition from forty to forty-five
cents per Thousand ems. The propriet.
ors thought the business would not
allow the increased rate and the print
ers went on strike tonight. Non
union printers are in demand and the
papers will be issued ss usual. Both
sides are firm and declare that they will
not give in.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
IN AFGHANISTAN.
Tribes Rebelling Against the
Authority of the Ameer.

BOMBAY, April l6.-Intelligence has
been received here that body of the
Ameer of Afghanistans troops made a
night attack on force of Ghilizia rebels
and killed 200 of them. Several villages
in the disturbed districts of Afghanistan
have been destroyed by fire. A number
of other tribes than the Ghilizias are
joining in the rebellion against the au.
thority of the Ameer.
1t is reported that the Russians are
moving by slow stages toward Sulfcar,
which place is about l40 miles northwest
of Herat,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
A FRENCH FORGER
Taken Back ON the Same steamer
He Came in.

New YORK, April l6.-Prosper Geary
arrived in this co untry on the llth in.
stant and was at once arrested on the
charge of forgery and embezzlement to
the amount of $4,000. The charge
was preferred by Guirinel 4 Son, and
the Deane Bank of Paris. Geary was
arraigned before the United States Com.
missioner to-day, waived extradition
and left for France by the same vessel
on which he came.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Flna llc1al.

NEW YORK. April 15.-The day closing
quotations were: Three per cent. Govern
coupons, 129; four and half per cent con.
pons. llO; Central Pacific, 4255s; Louisville
& Nashville, 695s Mich. Central, 90;
Denver & Rio Grande, 80; Kansas &
50; Northwestern. 1898; New York Central,
1925 Oregon Transconsfnental, S51s; Oregon
Navigation, 100; oregon Improvement Al;
Pacific Mail, Sc; Texas Pacific, 291s; Union
Pacific, 6lss; United States Express, 627ss !;
Union Telegraph, 7634.
Money on call-Easy; 4@6 per cent;
closed 4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 506
Sterling exchange-Steady quiet; SASSY
for 6O-day bills; s4.S7 for demand.
New York bar siiver-961a.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 16.-Thea following
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Didn't Like Being Hanged. .

CAssvrLLE, Mo-, April l6.-E. +.
Clum was hanged. yesterday, for the
murder of a young woman named Ella
Bowe, July last. Fully 10000 people
witnessed the execution. Clum was
greatly affected, and cried bitterly o,
times. He would try to cheer himself
by singing hymns.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
rha R-uI,.G,owers Association

The Frult.Gs overs Association
SACRAMENTO, April ]6.-Ths Fruit
Gi . yers' Association yesterday elected
the following directors for the ensuing
year: J. c. Beggs, A. F. Abbott. h. B.
Blower, Erskine Gree, r. D. Stephens,
DR.. W. A. Briggs, Joseph Routter, ID.
X. Platty aud E. P. Figg.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
MARINE CONVULSIONS.

Throw strange Denizens OF the
Deep Ashore I'm California.
SAN ONoFRE CREEK, CAL, April To-
A storm has thrown vast quantities of
marine vegetation up from the sea,
covering the shore for miles, from four
to six feet deep. Evidences are appar-
ent of some great sub. disturbance
Dead fish, whales, sharks and turtles OF
immense size are strewn along the
shore. There are monstrous sharks,
the largest one ten feet in length.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
LOGAN,S BOOK
NOt to Contain Anything Detrt-
mental TO Sherman.

NEW York, April l6.-The statement
that General Logan's forthcoming book.
"The Volunteer Soldier in America, u
which is now in the press of r. s. Peals
q Co., of Chicago, will contain lette RS
from General Sherman of compromis.
ing character, is denied by the publisher.
The book contains several letters
from General Sherman to General
Logan regarding the appointment
OF General o. O. Howard to the oom.
mand of the Third Amy Corps after
the battle of Shiloh. But all are of
friendly nature. The report circulated
that the Sherman family had tried to
suppress these letters is also denied by
Mr.. Peale. The book is likely to create
a controversy, but it will not contain
any document not creditable to Sherman
and to Logan as his friend.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
To BuiId n Masonic Temple.

PAso RoB1Fs, CAL, April le.-The
Masonic Building Association was or
ganized here this afternoon, wi h capi-
tai of $40, 600, its object being to erect q
Masonic temple in Paso Robles, the loca.
/ ton of which has already been fixed.
i The foundation is laid, and the work
will proceed with all possible dispatch.
The officers of the Association are: Presi'
dent, James H. Blackburn; Vice-Presi.
dent, r. M. Shackelford; Treasurer, d.
W. James; Secretary, A. R. Booth.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
PREAUMED WIEE.MUKDERE RER.
His Self.POssessiOn Changes into
Fear and Trepidatt0n.

HIS SeIlsFOSSekhhOh CHp@ sfS 90 A'ss
Fear and Trepidatfen.
GLOBE, A. T., April l6.-The man ar
rested here on the 18th inst, on sus-
picion of being William Springer, the
Cotton wife.murderer, is believed to be
the party wanted. He gives the name
of Henry Knith, and for several-days he
maintained sullen reserve. To-day he
awakened, and recited to the Sheriff
that the printed description OF the mur-
derer sent out by the Sheriff of San Ber.
nardino county is intended for him, but
that it is a case of mistaken identity. he
having been in Cotton few days before
the murder, but not when the crime was
committed. His uneasy demeanor and
contradictory statements lead strongly
to the belief that he is guilty OF some
great crime. His self.possession when
first arrested has given place to trepida'
tion and fear.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
|The PetaIuma and SebastOpOl
Railroad.

PETALUMA, April I6.-At meetlng
of the leading citizens of Sebastopol,
with a committee on behalf of the Petal.
una Board of Trade, held here to-day, it
was resolved to incorporate as soon as
possible the Petaluma and Sebastopol
broad gauge railroad, with $500, 900 cap
ital. The stock is divided into one hun
dred dollar shares. A committee was
appointed on behalf of the Board
OF Trade to carry out the resolutions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
ExpIosion Prexented.

MADRID, April l6.-A large dynamite
bomb with a burning fuse attached was
found tonight in room near the pri.
vate Office of the Minister of Public
Works. An employe pluckily extin.
guished the fuse and there was no ex.
plosion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
ROMANCE ON THE COAST.
The Tale of a Honeymoon In q
EOghOrn.

SANTA CRUZ, April l6.-A romantic
marriage occurred at Point New Year,
to-day. j. M. Pierce, assistant foghorn'
keeper on New Years Island, advertised
in q San Francisco newspaper, few
weeks ago, for wife. The advertise
ment was answered, and, this alter
noon, he and the lady who answered the
advertisement were married on the
beach, by the Pescadero Justice. after
Ahich they were rowed out to the fog
horn station on the island In skif. The
lady is from San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Political confederation.

SAN FRANCISCO, April l6.-Advices
from Honolulu received to-day by the
steamer Mariposa. state that political
confederation has been ratified between
the Samonan islands and the Sanwisn
islands.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Death OF a Judge.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Chief Justice
David X. Carter. of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia, died at his
home in this city at 10 o'clock this even
ing, in the seventy. fifth year of his age.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
To Meet the Pacific n. II. G C0m.
mission

SPRINGFIELD, April l6.-Hon. D. T.
Littler, recently appointed on the Board
of Commissioners to examine into the
affairs of the Pacific railroads, left this
city tonight for Washington for the
purpose of meeting the other members
of the Commission, to at once effect
their organization. Mr.. Littler has not
resigned his seat in the Legislature and
will take no action in the matter until
he has had the conference with the
other members of the Board.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Three Presidentiai Appoint.
mcnta.

WASHINGTON, April l6.-This after
moon the President made the following
appointments: Alexander X. Lawton.
OF Georgia, to be Minister to Austria and
Hungary; Newman A. Mcconnell OF Ten
nessee. to be Chief Justice OF the Su'
preme Court of Montana;~ George ..
PETERS, of Ohio. to be Attorney OF the
United States for Utah.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17

but steady; opened at 64ss, highest 647s,
lowest 6411 and closed at 641a. Sales, $50, 900
barrels.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Ukiah Comes TO the Front.

UKIAH, April l6.-The citizens OF
Ukiah and vicinity met at the court
house to-day and appointed committee
to secure the right of way from Clover
dale to this place for railroad. Promi.
nent men are subscribing literally and
there is now no doubt that within eight
een months the North Pacific Coast
railroad will have its northern terminus
at this place. Railroad communication
will make Ukiah an important point in
Northern California.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Blue Laws,

WASHINGTON, April l6.-To-morrow
the Sunday laws will be enforced.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Astron omicai Conference.

PARIS, April l6.-M. Flourens. Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, to-day opened
the International Astronomical Confer
ence. He delivered an address of wei.
come to the foreign delegates. Otto
William de Struve, the great Russian
astronomer, was elected President of the
conference and replied for the delegates.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
Chicago Meat Market.
Petroleum..

CHICAGO, April 1s.-Pork-Steady; cash
$20.65 per barrel; May and June, $2075.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17

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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-21
Congress We'll Describst.

In the course OF q rather rambling speech
In New York on Canadian commercial union
ex-Congressman Ben Butter worth described
Congress O. follows:
Congress is only q sounding board, q cave
OF echoes, an assemblase of unpstsnted
graphophones, repeating what 10 talk ed into
them by the people. They are engaged for
the most part in formulating into law the
popular will and by no means 80 the term
popular will ~ anonymous with intelligent
public Judgment As individuals congress-
men have intelligent convictions, are csI able,
conscientious men, hut as congressman they
do not attempt to form or direct the public
mind. They respond to your will. 1t il
their business To agree with you, for by this
they live, and they will not consciously com.
NIT political suicide.
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Brothers Fisht Over u Corpse.

Martin Conners was taken to the county
jail In Railway, y. j. He was arrested for
disorderly conduct in the house where the
dead body Of his sister.in.law. Mrs. Alfred
Conners, lay in the coffin. There has long
been trouble In the family over some proper.
ty and money left Mrs. Conners by her hus.
band, Alfred Conners, when he died. Mar
tin immediately, upon hearing OF his sister
in.law's death, went to the house and, 1t IL
alleged, exclaimed to the friends of the dead
woman, Now, perhaps l'll be allowed to do
as like here !" Then he began to pack up
things, and at the same time ordered the
people to leave the house.
All this occurred quite over the body of his
dead brothers wife. Daniel Conners, an-
other brother, stepped up and ordered his
brother to leave the house and q fierce fight
ensued. Every thing IN the room was upset,
and the coffin was saved from being turned
oyer only by the efforts OF several OF those
present The candles about the head were
crushed and the stools knocked from under
the caskst. The brothers fought thus for
over halt hour, each receiving bad cuts aud
bruiseA Daniel eedsd, however, in
ejecting his brother from the house and q
warrant was afterwa issued.
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Receipts-HNs.
Live stoch NsArkss.

CHICAGO, May S-The D-ore~f Journal re
ports Cattle-Receipts, 2lo) head shipnents.
none: market weak; shipping steers 80 To
l.sG rs, o. gl1t -; stCckers and feeders, tS co
a. 10 cows. bulls ana ntxsd. q loS53 50 bulk.
g ao<13 81 Texas cattle, s,T564 80
Hogs-keceipts, Is ~ head snipments, 6,'N
head; market brisk; rough and nixsd. ~ Is
Gta5: packing and shipping. Is 0O0 5 Is; light,
u 6'ts4 %; skips, IS +0S1t 81.
sheep-Receipts, 900 head: shtpments
500: market steady; shorn, q OO<S4 IS {: wooed
AW6t 10: Western. o SoJ& %; Texans, q $50
3S; lambs, q 7o46 %.
EAST LIHlRry.-Cattle Receipts, s3,i
shipments, none; market nothing doirg; all
through consig gnments; cattle shipped TO New
FORK, none.
Hogs-keceipts, :oD head shipments ao(
head market fair; Philadelphias. o l5o5 25
rigs - SO. 20; hogs shipped to New York
shsep-Receipts, 100 head: shipments. lOON
market slow; prime. ftfl+ ~; fir to good. g as
a. ST common, o. b0f3 p yearling lambs, q IS
as % spring lambs S6 SG1 90.
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Nsw YoRK, May q. l:D p. m.-Money loaned
ct per cent Exchange steady, ~ ssk1A s.
Governments frm. Currency SIS, q 2sS bid: t's
Coup. q - bid; $k's do, q lok bid. Pacific
railroad bonds closed as follows Union Il rsts.
sl7 to.sls; Union land grants sl03 o slOI; Union
sinking funds, clio to Sil7; Centrsls eli; to Sis
As was generally expected. In view Of the Law
making saturday half holiday. the stock mar.
ket this morning was dun and hfeless. There
was very little disposition shown on the part OF
operators TO trade or enter into contract, over q
day and half. In the early dealings . raid on
the list caused decline OF 4 to ~ per cent the
latter In Fort Worth Denver City, but the de-
cline wAs fully recovered by .o'clock. the hour
at which the market closed. The closing prices
show little change from those OF last night, but
in most cases there i,a slight improvement. The
total sales OF the morning amounted to 4, s5.
shares.
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Omcer W. @. Pyls's A.s.ilsn,s Arres,ed.

Yesterday Railroad Officers Gilbert and
James Kennedy went to Landisville. near
which place they arrested Jacob and Joseph
Stern, two OF the men who arc charged with
having committed an assault on Officer Wash
Pyle, on the cars OF the Psnnsylvsnis rail
road last Saturday evening. Jacob IL the
man who struck Pyle and upon whose wrists
pair OF handcuffs were afterwards put He
admits that he struck Pyle, but says that he
did not use billy or any other weapon. He
used his fists. He further says that after
Pyle bad been attacked the second time, at
Dilierville, he (Sterm), }, his brother and sew
ersi others walked home. They stopped at q
blacksmith shop on the way and filed off the
handouts which were on his arms Stern
says that he WAS very drunk when the frscss
occurred. The two men gave bail for hear.
ing on next Tuesday evening before Alder.
mar McConomy.